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People Statistics · Region

Population in Washington

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 13 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Population, 1990 – 2025 people
+12% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Washington 8M
World 8.2B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Washington · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 8,001,020 · 2025
First value 4,903,043 · 1990
Highest 8,001,020 · 2025
Lowest 4,903,043 · 1990
Average change +1.4% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearWashingtonChange United StatesWorld
2025 8,001,020 +0.5% 342M 8.2B
2024 7,958,180 +1.3% 340M 8.1B
2023 7,857,320 +0.8% 337M 8.1B
2022 7,794,123 +0.7% 334M 8B
2021 7,743,760 +0.2% 332M 7.9B
2020 7,727,209 +1.5% 332M 7.9B
2019 7,614,893 +1.2% 328M 7.8B
2018 7,523,869 +1.4% 327M 7.7B
2017 7,423,362 +1.8% 325M 7.6B
2016 7,294,771 +1.8% 323M 7.5B
2015 7,163,657 +1.5% 321M 7.4B
2014 7,054,655 +1.3% 318M 7.4B
2013 6,963,985 +1.0% 316M 7.3B
2012 6,897,058 +1.0% 314M 7.2B
2011 6,826,627 +1.2% 312M 7.1B
2010 6,742,830 +1.1% 309M 7B
2009 6,667,426 +1.6% 307M 6.9B
2008 6,562,231 +1.6% 304M 6.8B
2007 6,461,587 +1.4% 301M 6.7B
2006 6,370,753 +1.8% 298M 6.7B
2005 6,257,305 +1.3% 296M 6.6B
2004 6,178,645 +1.2% 293M 6.5B
2003 6,104,115 +0.9% 290M 6.4B
2002 6,052,349 +1.1% 288M 6.3B
2001 5,985,722 +1.3% 285M 6.2B
2000 5,910,512 +1.2% 282M 6.2B
1999 5,842,564 +1.3% 279M 6.1B
1998 5,769,562 +1.7% 276M 6B
1997 5,674,747 +1.9% 273M 5.9B
1996 5,569,753 +1.6% 269M 5.8B
1995 5,481,027 +2.0% 266M 5.7B
1994 5,375,161 +1.8% 263M 5.7B
1993 5,278,842 +2.3% 260M 5.6B
1992 5,160,757 +2.7% 257M 5.5B
1991 5,025,624 +2.5% 253M 5.4B
1990 4,903,043 250M 5.3B

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
24 Alabama 4.9M
48 Alaska 740K
14 Arizona 7M
32 Arkansas 3M
1 California 39M
21 Colorado 5.6M
29 Connecticut 3.6M
45 Delaware 957K
49 District of Columbia 695K
3 Florida 21M
8 Georgia 10M
40 Hawaii 1.4M
39 Idaho 1.7M
6 Illinois 13M
17 Indiana 6.7M
30 Iowa 3.1M
35 Kansas 2.9M
26 Kentucky 4.5M
25 Louisiana 4.7M
42 Maine 1.3M
19 Maryland 6M
15 Massachusetts 6.9M
10 Michigan 10M
22 Minnesota 5.6M
33 Mississippi 3M
18 Missouri 6.1M
44 Montana 1.1M
37 Nebraska 1.9M
34 Nevada 3M
41 New Hampshire 1.3M
11 New Jersey 8.9M
36 New Mexico 2.1M
4 New York 20M
9 North Carolina 10M
47 North Dakota 755K
7 Ohio 12M
28 Oklahoma 3.9M
27 Oregon 4.1M
5 Pennsylvania 13M
43 Rhode Island 1.1M
23 South Carolina 5M
46 South Dakota 873K
16 Tennessee 6.7M
2 Texas 28M
31 Utah 3.1M
50 Vermont 624K
12 Virginia 8.5M
13 Washington 7.4M
38 West Virginia 1.8M
20 Wisconsin 5.8M
51 Wyoming 579K

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2017

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.